Apache
Start Apache
sudo apachectl start
Check it’s working: http://localhost/
PHP
In /etc/apache2/httpd.conf, uncomment this line:
LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so
Restart Apache
sudo apachectl restart
Fix a warning appearing in phpinfo()
Create /etc/php.ini and make it writable
cd /etc
sudo cp php.ini.default php.ini
sudo chmod 777 php.ini
In php.ini, find this line:
;date.timezone =
Uncomment it and insert your time zone (http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php)
date.timezone =America/Vancouver
Restore php.ini permissions
sudo chmod 444 php.ini
Restart Apache
sudo apachectl restart
MySQL
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Download the MySQL package for Mac OS X.5 (32 or 64 bits depending on your machine)
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Install everything in the package in this order: mysql, the startup item, the preference pane.
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Start MySQL in the preference pane.
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Test it’s working:
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql
Fix mysql.sock location in php.ini
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In /etc/php.ini, replace the three occurences of /var/mysql/mysql.sock by /tmp/mysql.sock
pdo_mysql.default_socket=/tmp/mysql.sock
mysql.default_socket = /tmp/mysql.sock
mysqli.default_socket = /tmp/mysql.sock
Restart Apache
sudo apachectl restart
Reference
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http://wordpress.org/support/topic/306878
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1293484/easiest-way-to-activate-php-and-mysql-on-mac-os-10-6-snow-leopard
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